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Baby measuring smaller than expected?

LovinTim912LovinTim912
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I will start off saying that I have no idea when I conceived.  I guess it's a good thing that DH and I have been QUITE busy lately (not trying to get pregnant, but just having lots of fun!)

 I got BFP one week ago (Sat morning) after feeling very, VERY tender nipples.  This was exactly how my 1st pregnancy started off. Went to my first OB appt yesterday and their pregnancy test was a very faint positive.  OB came in and said not to worry and did a sonogram, and what we saw was disheartening.  Baby is looking like 2 weekish.  We drew blood and results will be back on Monday.  

I am so nervous that there is a problem.  OB seems to think that we just may have conceived later than we thought, but I won't be happy until I get my blood results.

Anyone else go through this ????  Please help soothe my nerves..... 

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  • ASmallWonderASmallWonder member
    Not trying to be snarky but how can the baby be measuring smaller than expected if you have no idea what you should be expecting based on conception date?  If baby is measuring 2 weeks, that means you're about 4 weeks along and not much shows up on an u/s at 4 weeks along so that would make sense.  I definitely hope you get good news but I honestly wouldn't worry too much because I don't think there's any reason at this point to assume anything other than that you are truly 4 weeks along.  GL!
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  • katharine25katharine25 member
    If you have no idea when you conceived/ovulated, then you have no idea idea how far along you should be, especially if you only got your bfp a week ago, so there's no expectation of how far along you are. That they saw anything at this point is a good sign.  Try and relax, and remember that even blood results don't mean too much - hcg levels can vary drastically.
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  • holly321holly321 member
    I agree with PP, if you don't know how far along you are, how is baby measuring small?  Is this by your last menstrual period? If so, don't let that bother you.  With DD, by LMP, I was 8 weeks.  U/s measured at 5 weeks.  I know how a happy little 14 month old. 
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    What does 2 weekish mean?  Do you mean 4 weeks?  I didn't think you could really see anything at 4 weeks.
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  • LovinTim912LovinTim912

    The doctor said that the embryo appeared to be VERY new, as in we only conceived the week before last.  This concerned me as I have had many tell-tale signs of pregnancy for longer than just two weeks....  In retrospect, I think some of the signs could also be signs that my period was on its way as well.  

    What we saw on the sono wasn't much to begin with.  You could see the ovary that the egg came from, the very thick layer around where the embryo is and a tiny dot right in the center.  My concern is that I WAS pregnant for longer than 2 weeks, but the embryo just stopped developing.  :(

    I didn't catch my first pregnancy this early on.  I was around 8 weeks when I got my first BFP, so our first OB appt was very fruitful.   I think my husband and I were (and still are) in shock that it is THIS early!

     

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  • NillaWafersNillaWafers member
    If you had a late implantation you could have had PMS symptoms, and then once implantation occurred the pregnancy symptoms showed up. I wouldn't worry if you don't know exactly when you conceived. It is possible it just (recently) implanted. Give it a few more weeks, I'm sure you scheduled a followup appointment :D






     
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  • LovinTim912LovinTim912

    I get blood results back Monday, have the high risk OB on Thurs (I'm a type 2 diabetic) and then the regular OB again the following week.  

    Just praying this all works out! 

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  • holly321holly321 member
    The early pregnancy symptoms you were experience could have been ovulation.
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  • LovinTim912LovinTim912

    I guess the symptoms could've really been ANYTHING.  I don't know why I let myself get so worked up.  I think it was just that DH and I were looking forward to hearing the heartbeat on Fri and there was no heartbeat to be found.... not this early on!  OB didn't seem concerned, so I've decided I shall not be either.  OB's words were "let me worry about it" and that's just what I'm going to do!!!  :)

     

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